Fifa puts Ronaldinho on the top of their world

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FIFA last night crowned Ronaldinho the world player of the year, barely a week after he lost out to Andrei Shevchenko and Deco, his Barcelona team-mate, for the title of European footballer of the year.

Ronaldinho becomes the fourth Barcelona player to take the Fifa crown, following in the footsteps of his fellow Brazilians, Romário, Ronaldo and Rivaldo. Thierry Henry was second in the poll and Shevchenko third. The only other clubs who get close to Barcelona are Juventus and Real Madrid, who have won it three times.

This year Fifa changed the franchise, which previously extended only to the